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Athletes set for quest

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh are all set to take part in another token participation in the Olympic Games as athletes and officials leave here for England for the 2012 Olympics on Sunday.
Predictably there are no expectations; rather there is a hope that the athletes produce a miracle in the world's greatest show, which begins from July 27 in London.
Bangladesh have never won a medal in the Olympics since they their first participation in 1984. Bangladesh's participation in the Games has always been determined by wild cards, which are provided to ensure that member nations of the International Olympic Committee can participate even if athletes fail to gain direct entry.
This time Bangladesh have been given five wild cards -- one each for the fields of athletics, swimming, shooting, archery and gymnastics.
Similar to previous editions of the greatest sporting extravaganza, the officials of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) once again asserted that they would take better preparation for the next edition, but they could hardly see any hope for the upcoming Games.
"There is no big expectation in the Games as we are still taking part through the wild cards, which comes in our hand in the eleventh hour and so the athletes do not get enough time to be prepared,” said BOA
secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed during the official press conference at the BOA auditorium room where athletes and coaches were introduced.
Despite the fact, Kutubuddin sees some hope in the shooting and gymnastic events while ruling out any chances for sprinter Mohan Khan, swimmer Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and archer Emdadul Haque Milon.
"There are many instances in Olympics history when the athletes who won their entry through wild cards, won medals,” Kutubuddin said. "Shooter Sharmin (Akter Ratna) has been in London over a months to cope with the conditions and I think her training will help her performance. If she is able to better her performance a bit, we can expect a medal from her.”
The BOA secretary general was also hopeful of Syque Gaesar's chances in the parallel bar event as the gymnast, who lives in the USA, has been training under a foreign coach.
Nick Low, deputy high commissioner of UK to Bangladesh, also spoke on the occasion, informing about the facilities that will be provided in London and expecting that Bangladeshi athletes will feel very happy in East London, which was once an industrial city.
The Bangladesh contingent consists of 21 members -- five athletes and as many match coaches, chef de mission, general manager, two delegates, one attache, sports minister, the chairman of parliamentary standing committee on sports and youth, sports
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secretary, his personal assistant, Bangladesh Olympic Association president and former Army chief general (retd) Abdul Mubeen and BOA secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed.
Kutubuddin informed that the last six persons of the contingent have been invited by the Olympic Hames authorities but he had a harder time convincing journalists about the necessity of the inclusion of two delegates in the contingent.
The government will have to bear Tk 1.30 crore for the 21 -memebr contingent while around Tk 1.09 crore was spent for the athletes' preparation.